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Where Do Teenagers Come From? (1980)

Where Do Teenagers Come From? poster
Directed by
Larry Elikann
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How it feels

A young boy learns about puberty and reproduction through animated segments and conversations with his parents. The episode is designed to explain the facts of life to children in a straightforward and reassuring way.

educationalgentleinformativematter-of-factnostalgicupbeatdated

What happens

"Where Do Teenagers Come From?" is a 1980 episode of the American television anthology series ABC Afterschool Special, which aired on March 5, 1980. The live action-animation episode was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and was a sequel to the 1977 episode My Mom's Having a Baby. The episode was notable for its signature song "Growing Up", written by Doug Goodwin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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